From a78061999bbef9e70c001f621d73c2572e2d1cc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sacha Chua <sacha@sachachua.com>
Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 22:05:41 -0400
Subject: allow merging with previous if you click on the first word

---
 emacsconf-subed.el | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/emacsconf-subed.el b/emacsconf-subed.el
index b3378b5..467ff74 100644
--- a/emacsconf-subed.el
+++ b/emacsconf-subed.el
@@ -325,8 +325,12 @@ Create it if necessary."
 	(goto-char (posn-point (event-start event)))
 	(skip-syntax-backward "w")
   (if (derived-mode-p 'subed-mode)
-	    (subed-split-subtitle)
-    (insert "\n"))
+      (if (bolp)
+          (subed-merge-with-previous)
+	      (subed-split-subtitle))
+		(if (looking-back "^\\|^\\[.+?\\]: " (line-beginning-position))
+				(join-line)
+			(insert "\n")))
 	(recenter))
 
 (defun emacsconf-subed-merge-and-unfill ()
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